diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/outfit-viewer.js b/app/assets/javascripts/outfit-viewer.js
index 4e034f2d..b6d57a71 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/outfit-viewer.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/outfit-viewer.js
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ class OutfitViewer extends HTMLElement {
 			this.#setIsPlaying(playPauseToggle.checked);
 			this.#setIsPlayingCookie(playPauseToggle.checked);
 		});
+
+		// Tell the CSS our first frame has rendered, which we use for loading
+		// state transitions.
+		this.#internals.states.add("after-first-frame");
 	}
 
 	#setIsPlaying(isPlaying) {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/items/_show.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/items/_show.sass
index 15a44ecc..92cc9de7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/items/_show.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/items/_show.sass
@@ -135,15 +135,24 @@ body.items-show
     margin-bottom: .5em
     display: none
 
-  // When loading, fade in the loading spinner after a brief delay. (We only
-  // apply the delay here, because fading *out* on load should be instant.)
-  // We are loading when the <turbo-frame> is busy, or when at least one layer
+  // When loading, fade in the loading spinner after a brief delay. We are
+  // loading when the <turbo-frame> is busy, or when at least one layer
   // is loading.
+  //
+  // We only apply the delay here, not on the base styles, because fading
+  // *out* on load should be instant. We also wait for the outfit-viewer to
+  // execute a `setTimeout(0)`, to make sure we always *start* in the
+  // non-loading state. This is because it's sometimes possible for the page to
+  // start with the web component already in `state(loading)`, and we need to
+  // make sure we *start* in *non-loading* state for the transition delay to
+  // happen. (This can happen when you Turbo-navigate between multiple items.)
   #item-preview[busy] outfit-viewer, outfit-viewer:has(outfit-layer:state(loading))
     cursor: wait
-    .loading-indicator
-      opacity: 1
-      transition-delay: 2s
+
+    &:state(after-first-frame)
+      .loading-indicator
+        opacity: 1
+        transition-delay: 2s
 
   #item-preview:has(outfit-layer:state(error))
     outfit-viewer